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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1974

Page

3

Nixon called a moral man by White House priest

White House priest Dr. John McLaughlin defended President Nixon as moral and unfairly attacked, saying transcripts show no blackmail, while Rabbi Schindler criticized the Nixon transcripts as morally decay though not judging guilt. The remarks aimed to counter House Judiciary pressure and protect Nixon's image amid Watergate fallout.

Nixon White House John McLaughlin Schindler Scentt Dale, Ariz McLaughlin

Cardinal Manning warns Watergate hurts children and truth

Cardinal Timothy Manning, leader of the country’s third largest archdiocese, told reporters he was disturbed by how the Watergate scandal shapes children's sense of truth. He noted parents report children lying and cited vulgarity in Nixon transcripts as a troubling reflection of the era. Manning spoke during a bishops’ meeting reviewing the church’s role in mass media.

Timothy Manning Manning Mann Nixon

Tribune urges Nixon departure in editorial tone

The Chicago Tribune urged Nixon's departure as best for the presidency and urged the House to act quickly on impeachment. It warned resignation would spare the country a trial and criticized Nixon as humorless, devious, vacillating, and disloyal while noting dwindling Senate support and the need for due process.

Chicago The Chicago Tribune Nixon House Senate

White House gaps on Watergate tapes draw official rebuttal

Washington AP reports Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren disputes Washington Post claims of gaps in Watergate tapes. He cites possible pauses due to system limits and ambient noise while defending transcript completeness and Nixon Moscow summit planning. Warren rejects Ford’s harsher interpretations and asserts no shift in negotiations stance.

Washington White House House Judiciary Committee White’ House Gerald L. Warren Nixon Warren Gerald R. Ford Hig Ford Moscow Jae Warren

Nixon bugs hinted at tax deduction motive

CBS News reported that Watergate prosecutors believed Nixon bugged offices to enable tax deductible gifts. The 1969 amendments removed deductions for letters and memoranda, and the president's gift of papers to the archives was not deductible due to timing.

New York CBS News Watergate Nixon National Archives CBS

Rebozo libel suit to stand in Washington Post case

U S District Judge Joe Eaton refused to dismiss the 10 million libel suit by Charles G Rebozo against The Washington Post. The Post plans to appeal to the Fifth Circuit. CBS Schorr reported that tapes and other nonpaper presidential materials may have qualified as gifts. The White House says tapes were made to preserve historical records.

MIAM Joe Eaton Nixon Charles G. “Rebe” Rebozo Washington Post Eaton Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

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